Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.108
Puruṣottama’s Gentleness and Generosity
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is known as Puruṣottama, the greatest of all persons, has a pure mind. He is so gentle that even if His servant is implicated in a great offense, He does not take it very seriously. Indeed, if His servant renders some small service, the Lord accepts it as being very great. Even if an envious person blasphemes the Lord, the Lord never manifests anger against him. Such are His great qualities.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord is known as Puruṣottama, the greatest of all persons. His mind is pure, and He is gentle.
- He does not take His servant’s great offense very seriously, but accepts a small service as very great.
- Even when an envious person blasphemes Him, the Lord does not manifest anger against that person.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly and pause to appreciate one of the Lord’s gentle qualities.
Ask yourself
Which of the Lord’s qualities described here most deepens your appreciation of Him?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.